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Will Grier is finding running backs to be good receiving targets

West Virginia quarterback Will Grier has thrown touchdowns to 10 receivers this season, a huge leap from the five that caught scores a year ago.

The wide receivers are deeper and the tight ends are a bigger part of the offense — and Grier has simply been better than he was last season. But perhaps the biggest evidence of versatility is the running backs creeping out of the backfield.

Three running backs have caught touchdowns this season, and it could’ve been four had Grier not overthrown Alec Sinkfield on a wheel route against Tennessee.

Not only have they caught touchdowns, but they’ve been wide-open in the process.